MediaTek Dimensity 820 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 820 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 678. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76
4x 2.0 GHz – Cortex-A55
2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 460 Gold)
6x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 460 Silver)
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Lithography 7 nm 11 nm
TDP 10 Watt 6 Watt
Neural Processing NPU Qualcomm Hexagon 685

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 16 GB up to 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Memory-bus 2x16 bit 2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.2 UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G57 MP5 Adreno 612
GPU Architecture Valhall Adreno 600
GPU frequency 650 MHz 850 MHz
Execution units 5 2
Shaders 80 96
DirectX 12 12
OpenCL API 2.1 2.0
OpenGL API ES 3.2 ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.2 1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2520x1080@120Hz 2520x1080
Max camera resolution 1x 80MP, 1x 32MP + 1x 16MP 1x 192MP, 2x 16MP
Max Video Capture 4K@30fps 4K@30fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 2.77 Gbps 0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 1.2 Gbps 0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth 5.1 5.0
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
SBAS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2020 May 2020 Quarter 4
Partnumber MT6875 SM6150-AC
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end Mid-end

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Dimensity 820
403227
Snapdragon 678
271853

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Dimensity 820
615
Snapdragon 678
524

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Dimensity 820
1924
Snapdragon 678
1521